Woven pile fabric.



W. 'I'. SMITH.

WOVEN PILE FABRIC.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 22, 1908.

li 111111.11@ m llII Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

UNITED STATES VAT n WILLIAM T. SMITH, OF PHILADELPHIA, 13E-NNSYLVANIA.

WOVEN PILE FABRIC.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, VILLIAM T. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in lVoven Pile Fabries, of which the following is a specifica tion.

My invention relates to that class of cut pile fabrics which have a chenille face, the object of my invention being to so weave such a fabric that both the back and face will present a closely woven, substantial and well tied web, only the chenille threads be ing visible on the face of the fabric and the back of the fabric presenting mainly heavy backing weft threads exposed between groups of closely disposed warp threads. This object I attain in the manner hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an exaggerated section of my improved fabric taken in the direction of the warp; Fig. 2 is a section of the same taken in the direction of the weft, and Fig. 8 is a back view of a piece of the fabric.

The fabric is composed of chenille' face weft threads l, heavy back weft threads 2 consisting of spun threads of jute or other relatively inexpensive material, heavy warp threads 3 and it, and ner warp threads 5 and G. The heavy warp threads 3 and ,4 are disposed inrlaterally spaced groups and are interwoven with the back weft threads 2, the latter being beaten up closely, but exposed between the groups of warp threads, the latter acting as stuffers to support the chenille face weft threads and impart a full and lofty appearance to the pile surface without the use of special stuffer warp threads floating between the face and back weft threads. A chenille weft 1 is disposed above each of the heavy back weft threads 2 and is tied down thereupon by one or other of the line or catch warp threads 5 and G, each of the latter passing alternately over a chenille weft thread core and then under a back weft thread, as shown in Fig. l. The heavy warp threads 3 and le are preferably grouped in two pairs side by side, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a pair of fine or catch warp threads being disposed between the pairsof Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 22, 1908.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Serial No. 449,771.

heavy warp threads of the group. Another pair of ne warp threads may be disposed midway between the groups, as also shown in Figs. 2 and 3, although, this is not essential.

A fabric made in accordance with my invention presents a firm and substantial back web, although the back weft threads are exposed throughout the greater portion of their extent, and the chenille face is firm and closely woven, effectually covers and conceals the back web, and is firmly tied down onto the latter.

Distinctive features of my improved fabric are the absence of Studer warp threads floating bet-Ween the face weft threads and the back weft threads, and the lateral spacing of the pairs or groups of warp threads.

I claim:

l. A woven fabric comprising chenille face weft threads, plain heavy back weft threads, back warp threads and catch warp threads, the back warp threads being interwoven with the back weft threads, both the chenille face weft threads and the back weft threads being interwoven with the catch warp threads, a chenille face weft thread being disposed above each of the back weft threads, each of the catch warp threads passing alternately over a chenille weft thread and under a back weft thread and serving to tie said chenille face weft threads directly down upon the back web, back warp threads and catch warp threads being disposed in laterally spaced groups so as to expose the greater portion of the back weft threads between them.

, 2. A woven fabric comprising chenille face. weft threads, plain heavy back weft threads, haelt warp threads and catch warp threads, the back warp threads being interwoven with the back weft threads, both the chenille face weft threads and the baclr weft threads being interwoven with the catch warp threads, a chenille face weft thread being disposed above each of the back weft threads, each of the catch warp threads passing alternately over a chenille weft thread and under a back weft thread and serving to tie said chenille face weft threads directly down upon the backing web, back warp threads and oatoh Warp threads being disposed in laterally spaced groups so as to expose the greater portion of the back weft threads between them, and Catch Warp thl'eads being disposed midway between said groups of Wap threads.

ln testimony Wheeoi", I have sighed my name to this specication, in the presence of two suhsefhng Witnesses.

WTLLIAM T. SMITH.

lVtnosses:

E. E. BROWN, JNO. S. GEBHARDT.

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